Is Acupuncture safe?

Many patients are attracted to acupuncture as a complementary medical supplement because its safety has been one of its principal appeals. Complementary methods, including acupuncture, are seen as less invasive, more natural, safe, and less likely to produce adverse effects than more orthodox forms of treatment. However, improper acupuncture therapy will cause pernicious delivery of treatment. When it comes to the procedures of acupuncture treatment The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved acupuncture needles to be used only by licensed practitioners in 1996. The FDA requires that sterile, nontoxic, disposable, stainless steal needles be used in acupuncture. They are to be labeled for single use and administered by qualified practitioners only. Patients at J Care Acupuncture Center will be treated with FDA approved single use disposable acupuncture needles to help ensure there will be no danger of cross-infection occurring between patients (i.e. contacting bone diseases like hepatitis). Below is some fairly simple advice for anyone seeking acupuncture.

First, you ought to go to a registered and licensed acupuncturist whose premises have been inspected, registered, and granted permission for the purposes of providing acupuncture by their local health authority.
It’s a momentous fact in choosing an acupuncturist to ensure the practitioner has the necessary experience, knowledge, and skill. If the acupuncturist is proposing to use an indwelling needle that may be left in place for a few days, then this might expose you to an increased risk of infection.

Furthermore, there are certain specific points on the human body to selectively choose and avoid in treatment, particularly in pregnancy. Acupuncture in general is a very safe and effective treatment during pregnancy for both early morning sickness and pain.

Deep needling is forbidden. We feel compunction to not conceal the fact that improper selection and insertion of a needle on the human body could severely increase a possibility of suffering or harm. For example, Fei Shu, Shin Shu slanting should only include insertion towards the spinal column of 0.5-1 tsun for the safest needling.

Only FDA approved needles should be used in your treatment. Accordingly we only use FDA approved, safe, disposable, standard medical, metallic, and hair thin needles. We use needles in varying lengths due to the different constitutions of each patient and the properties of their illness.

One final element is that there is a branch of Chinese Medicine called the Classic 5-Element. if your practitioner is familiar with and uses this technique correctly, they can specifically help you provide required supplementary of acupuncture.